Adjustable car-stanchion.



. UNITED sTATEs PATENT @FFI-CB1;

WILLIAM KNOX CLEVELAND, OF ST. IZE'IERSBUItGr, FLORIDAQ- ADJUSTABLECAR-STANQHION. Y'

" No; senesi.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nev. 1e, 190e.

Application led August 9, 1966. VISerial No. 329,847.

To all whom, it muy concern:

Be it known thatI, WILLIAM. KNOX CLEVE- LAND, a citizen of the'UnitedStates, and a resident of St. Petersburg, in the county ci Hillsboro andState of Florida, have invented a new and Improved AdjustableCar-Stanchion, of which the following is aspeciiica* tion.

My invention relates to stanchions to prevent the load on Hat-cars orsimilar vehicles from slipping or rolling off; and it consists in animproved hinged construction having a sleeve to keepthe two parts of thestanchion roper in line and an 'improved socket for the ower end of thestanchion.

In the 'accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure lis a transverse cross-section of the body of a Hat-car, showing a pairof my improved stanchions in position. Fig. 2 is a view of a stanchionon a slightly larger scale as seen from one side of the car. Fig. 3 is aview of a modified form of stanohion. same. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectiontaken on the line B B in Fig. 4 in the direction of the arrow. Fig. 6 isa cross-section on the line A A in Fig. 2, taken in the direction of thearrow.

Similar reference characters refer to like parts throughout the severalviews.

Stanchions are used on fiat-cars to prevent loads from sliding androlling off, and while the present method of securing sockets to thesides of the outer sill and driving .stout pieces of wood into the sameis quite eiiicient it is very eX ensive, as the wooden stanohions areusua ly lost at the unloading of the car. My invention provides astanchion that is ermanentl secured to the car under ordinary conditionsand which may be moved out of the way, so the car may be unloadedwithout detaching them from the car.

In the drawings, 1 represents the car-Hoor, and 2 the sills. A bolt 3asses through the sills and has threaded en s upon which the nuts 4 arescrewed, the nuts being provided with handles, so they can be easilyturned back to release the sockets 5. These sockets have bearing-plates6, which contact with the car-sills, and which have notches 8 in theiredges to receive the s ring-held bolts 7 of the latches 9. These oltsmay be of any desired construction and are provided Fig. 4 is a detailof the to hold the sockets in the proper position to hold the stanchionsupright..

The stanchiongis formed of two ieces of strong wood 10 and 11, each ofwhich has a strap 40 of flat steel fastened around it by means of rivets12 and screws 13. The two parts are hinged te .each other so that thepart 10 may swing back, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The hinge 14i-s tted into slots in the straps, as shown in Fig. 2. keep the twoparts 1() and 11 in line with each other, I provide a sleeve 15, whichsnugly fits the back of the two parts 10 and 11 where they join whenpushed down to the position *shown in Fig. 1. This sleeve has inturnedlips 15, which slide in grooves 16 in the sides of the stanchion justback of the straps. Bolts 17 extend through the slots 1S in thestanchions and through the sides of the sleeves, and thus hold thesleeve in its proper shape.

At the upper ends of the stanchions are caps 19, having eyes 20 securedthereto.. Lengths of chain 21 are attached to these caps and provided attheir 4free ends the hooks 22. These chains when connected at the middleof the car will prevent the stanchions being snapped 0H when too great aload comes against them.

In Figs. 3, 4, and 5 I have shown a modiiied form of stanchion which isformed of two pieces of pipe 25 and 26, secured together by the hinge28. The sleeve 34 is held Jfrom opening by the bolts 29, which passthrough the slot in the stanchion. The cap 31 at the upper end of thestanchion is provided with a chain 21, as before described. The socket31 on plate 32 are similar to those above described. Instead of a singlebolt 3 to hold the stanchions in position I may emplo short bolts 33 foreach of the sockets.

Vghile I have shown two forms of stanchion,

.it is evident that any desired cross-section and material may be emloyed.

Havingnow explaine my improvements, what I claim as m invention, anddesire to secure by Letters atent, is-

1 In a stanchion for railway-cars, the oombination of a socket, means tosecure the same t'o the car-body, a stanohion formed of 'two partshinged together, a sleeve slidable on said stanchion and adapted to holdthe two parts in line'with each other, and means to hold the stanchionin upright position.

lips to fit in grooves in said sections adjacent to the straps,and'boltsto prevent the sleeve from spreading, said bolts passingthrough slotsl in the sections.

i4. A stanchionfor railway-cars, comprising two sectionshinged together,a sleeve slidable on said sections and adapted toy hold the same in lineWith-each other, c cap at the u per end of the stanchion, a. chainconnected to said cap, a. socket'for the lower end of the stanchion, abolt passin through the socket and stgnehion to hol the same in ypleceon the side of the car-body, a nut on the end .of the bolt, and a.springflatch adapted to engage in a. notch in the socket to hold 2 5 thestanchion in upright position.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to thisl specification in thepresence of two subscribingwitnesses.

WILLIAM KNOX CLEVELAND.

In presence of- B. J. FARMER, GRANT J. AIKIN.

